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Take a dash of Prince, a jigger of disco bass, a big slosh of velour, shake the lot up and pour into an indie glass: Michael Lovett’s latest album as NZCA Lines is an opulent cocktail of syrup. 100% YES
If you’re looking for a rougher edge, Melt Yourself Down’s saxheavy walk through the London jazz-punk-funk scene is a honking trip that pulls in a load of North African influences.
MUSIC NOT SAFARI Old-school synth stuff from The Emperor Machine, as if a particularly funky robot had discovered music, set all its circuits to squelch, then gone absolutely haywire in a studio.
Right now you need a highly extravagant computer, because Flight Simulator 2020 is just about the most resource-greedy game ever released. It’s supposed to be headed to Xbox One and Series X, though Guru is slightly sceptical.
If you want get stuck in, a flight controller is a must, though you may struggle to find one until the hype has died down. The Logitech Flight Yoke System (£270 with rudder pedals) is very cool, with levers for throttle, flaps and such, and you can get switch panels (£70), LCD instrument panels (£130) and all sorts of extra gimmicks.
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